Tag Archives: newark

Need a locksmith?

The previous owner wasn’t living in the house when we closed. While they lived here when they first bought the place, it’s been rented out to various college kids for the past 5 years. We got a whole wad of … Continue reading

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Review: 1-800-Got-Junk?

Between the 2 rooms of carpet I tore up a couple weeks ago and Saturday’s flooring fest, we have a huge amount of debris in the form of carpet, carpet tiles, and laminate “wood” flooring. Of course there were also … Continue reading

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Clean Slate

Saturday we vanquished the gross flooring the previous owner left us. While I had already ripped up 2 rooms of carpet, there were still several rooms of disgusting left. We chose to divide & conquer. That meant we never really … Continue reading

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4th Bedroom Revealed

Until Tuesday, the 4th bedroom was mostly a mystery. When we first looked at the house, the room was locked and we weren’t allowed in it. We were told the 2nd & 3rd floors were the same layout, so seeing … Continue reading

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Houston, We have Blogroll!

As per Dalton‘s request, there is now a list of my favorite blogs on the left navigation bar. If you pop out of your reader, you’ll see it below the calendar. This list is by no means comprehensive. I’m working … Continue reading

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Pride Parade 2009

I now bring you the first installation of a little category called “Locally Newark,” which features fun things happening around our pretty awesome city. Sunday, June 14th, we took a little break from massive renovations to support our neighbors and … Continue reading

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Drywall the First

Saturday was the first day we actually put up drywall, instead of ripping it down. And by “we”, I mean my dear husband, his father, & his cousin. I was off gallivanting with one of my bestest friends doing a … Continue reading

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Friday Fun: We have paint!!

Am I a bad blogger for taking the weekend off?? Probably. Well I’m back now with lots of fun updates!! I’m also back-dating these posts so they stay on the dates that we actually did the work. * * * … Continue reading

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Space vs. Historic Accuracy

I’m taking a break from thinking about our garden apartment for a day because I’m currently preoccupied with our 1st (aka parlor) floor. While we were at the house ripping out drywall Monday evening, we met a couple of our … Continue reading

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How to Remove Drywall

Yesterday after work, the hubs & I ripped out all the drywall in the basement garden apartment kitchen. Why? 1. The gas line to the stove was not secured and flexing freely 2. Electric outlets could have been placed better … Continue reading

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